MOVABLE-FRAME HIVES. 165 



with the best of success. It is used extensively by many large 

 producers. 



341. As a result of the publication of this book in the 

 French and Russian languages, this hive lias been adopted by 



Fig 73 



DADANT HIVE, OPEN. 



a, front of the hive ; h, slanting board ; c, movable block ; d, cap ; e^ 

 straw mat ; f, enamel cloth ; g, frame with foundation. 



progressive bee-keepers in Europe, in Algeria, and even in 

 Asiatic countries, under the name of Dadant hive. 



343. The movable bottom-board (fig. 72) is adjusted or 

 encased in the body of the main hive, on all sides but the 



